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		<title>Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt Strawberry</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Stonyfield&#8217;s Strawberry Oikos is rich and creamy with fresh tasting strawberry jam on the bottom for a stir in. Lives up the the standards of the Oikos name. Winner all around. One of my favorite flavored Greek yogurts because &#8230; <a href="http://theskinnyplate.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/oikos-organic-greek-yogurt-strawberry/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theskinnyplate.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5798886&amp;post=2701&amp;subd=theskinnyplate&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://theskinnyplate.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/img_1649.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2702" title="IMG_1649" src="http://theskinnyplate.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/img_1649.jpg?w=225&#038;h=300" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a><span style="color:#000000;"> The <strong><a href="http://www.stonyfield.com/oikos/greek_yogurt/5_3_oz/strawberry/index.jsp">Stonyfield&#8217;s Strawberry Oikos</a></strong> is rich and creamy with fresh tasting strawberry jam on the bottom for a stir in. Lives up the the standards of the Oikos name. Winner all around. One of my favorite flavored Greek yogurts because the strawberry flavor is fresh and not artificial tasting at all. Thick and creamy as always. Keep these delicious flavors coming out. May I suggest pineapple for a new flavor?<br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;"><em>One 5.3 oz cup serving is 120 calories, 2 WW, no fat, no cholesterol, 80 milligram of sodium, 190 milligram of potassium, 16 grams of carbohydrates, no dietary fiber, 16 grams of sugar and 13 grams of protein.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">As some of you may know, I tend to strain my own Greek yogurt from regular plain non-fat yogurts since I find it much cheaper that way. I normally just strain the yogurt overnight in a coffee filter, but there was one time where I was away for a few days and left the yogurt in the fridge, still straining for approximately 3 days. I came home to a wonderful surprise because A LOT of liquid came out and the yogurt became  super thick &#8212; like soft cream cheese. It even had a faint cream cheese taste to it too and it was absolutely DELICIOUS. Did I just make yogurt cheese by accident? I have been enjoying my yogurt a lot that way lately. Curiosity struck me and I wondered what would happened if I strain Greek yogurt instead. Will any liquid come out since Greek yogurt is already strained?</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">I did exactly that and strain 1 container (5.3 oz) of strawberry Oikos overnight in a coffee filter. Only a little bit of liquid came out and it was not as thick as I had hoped. Next time I might consider straining it for a few days. Will I get instant strawberry &#8220;cheesecake&#8221; that way?</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;"> I had hoped for instant strawberry &#8220;cheesecake&#8221;, but that was not what I got, just a slightly thicker version of strawberry Oikos, but it was much tarter than usual. I wanted cheesecake and I wanted it BAD so I made my own version with what I had lying around the house. A packet of stevia, some fat-free cream cheese, a bag of Annie&#8217;s Bunny Grahams plus some strained strawberry Oikos = some delicious strawberry cheesecake tarts. The stevia compensates for the tartness of the strained yogurt, the fat-free cream cheese compensates for actual &#8220;cheese taste&#8221; in cream cheese, and I picked <strong><a href="http://www.annies.com/bunny_grahams#jump126">Annie&#8217;s Bunny Grahams</a> </strong>because it taste good and does not have trans fat like most other graham crackers on the market.</span><br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Lazy Strawberry Cheesecake Recipe</strong>:</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"> &#8211; 1 container (5.3 oz) Strawberry Oikos<br />
-  4 tablespoon of Fat Free Cream Cheese<br />
-  1 bag <span style="color:#000000;">(28g) </span>of Annie Bunny Grahams<br />
- 1 packet of Stevia (or any sweetener of your choice)<br />
-  Optional: Garnish with slices of fresh strawberries</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Directions:</strong> Strap a coffee filter over a large mug with a rubber band. Empty Contents into the coffee filter. Cover the mug with saran wrap and let sit in the fridge overnight. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Next day, mix in 4 tablespoon of room temperature fat-free cream cheese with the strained strawberry Oikos and the packet of stevia until evenly blended.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">For the crust, pulverize the Annie&#8217;s Bunnie Grahams in a ziplock bag with a rolling pin. A of can soup or a jar of salsa will work if you do not have a rolling pin. Split the &#8220;crust dust&#8221; into 2 silicone bake cups and smooth it out. Next, split the cream cheese and strawberry Oikos mixture into the two cups as well. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Freeze for a hour. Remove from silicone cup and place them on a pretty plate. Garish with 1/2 a slice of fresh strawberry on each if desire when ready to serve. Let sit at room temperature for 5-10 minutes for a slightly less frozen texture.<br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;">Recipe makes two servings and is approximately 145 calories per serving.<br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Calorie Breakdown</strong>:<br />
1 Strawberry Oikos Strained: approx 110 calories or less<br />
1 bag (28g) of Annie&#8217;s Bunny Grahams : 120 calories<br />
4 tablespoon fat-free cream cheese: 60 calories<br />
1 packet Stevia: 0 calories<br />
1 Medium Strawberry (optional): 4 calories</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Consider this as my official entry for the Stonyfield Oikos   contest</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;"> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://mail.tomasettipr.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.facebook.com/oikos" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">http://www.facebook.com/oikos</span></a></span></p>
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<p><span style="color:#000000;">Retails: $1.99 per 5.3 oz cup @ Whole Foods<br />
My Cost: Free (w/ coupon from <a href="http://www.stonyfield.com/oikos/index.jsp">Stonyfield</a> representative)<br />
Calories: 110 per 5.3 oz cup<br />
WW: 2</span></p>
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		<title>Trader Joe&#8217;s Dark Chocolate Crisps</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marisa from Trim the Fat always features these as a part of her snacks and now she even has them as a part of her Blogoversary giveaway. I was not the lucky winner, but that did not stop me from &#8230; <a href="http://theskinnyplate.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/trader-joes-dark-chocolate-crisps/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theskinnyplate.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5798886&amp;post=2694&amp;subd=theskinnyplate&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://theskinnyplate.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/img_1615.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2695" title="IMG_1615" src="http://theskinnyplate.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/img_1615.jpg?w=225&#038;h=300" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Marisa</strong> from <strong><a href="http://trimthefat-marisa.blogspot.com/">Trim the Fat</a></strong> always features these as a part of her snacks and now she even has them as a part of her Blogoversary giveaway. I was not the lucky winner, but that did not stop me from trying them out.  From the box, you can already tell that these are chocolate crisps similar to the shape of <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Pringles</strong></span>. I was expecting chocolate cr<span style="color:#000000;">isps the size of <strong><span style="color:#008000;">Pringles</span></strong> so I was slightly disappointed that they are a mini version &#8212; about 1/2 the size of a regular</span> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Pringle chip</strong></span>. The taste reminds me like <span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Nestle Crunch</strong></span> bars, except much thinner. There are &#8220;crisps&#8221; in it just like in <strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">Nestle Crunch</span></strong>. Of course, I am assuming that the closer version will be the <strong><span style="color:#800000;">Milk Chocolate </span></strong>variety of these chocolate crisps. Half a serving of 6 pieces is a nice little treat already and only 110 calories worth in chocolate. Small portioned chocolate makes me happy. Thin chocolate is surprisingly very enjoyable. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"> Perfectly segregated into 3 sections with 12 piece in each little cabby. I have trouble remembering which side faces up and chocolate ends up on the floor. I may or may not have practiced the 5 second rule. Only 3 serving per box so these go pretty fast if you are not the only one eating these. My box was attacked by a hungry beast and did not stand a chance.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">No artificial color or flavors and no preservatives.</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><em>On the box</em>:</strong><br />
<em>We&#8217;ve got a delectable sweet treat. Our dark Chocolate Crisps are wisp of rich, Belgian chocolate, curved for visual interest, and infused with crunchy bits to add some texture. These Crisps are definitely in!</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><em>One serving is of 12 pieces (42g) is 220 calories, 5 WW, 13 grams of fat, no cholesterol, no sodium, 22 grams of carbohydrates, 3 grams of fiber, 17 grams of sugar, 3 grams of protein.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><em>Ingredients: Dark Chocolate (sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, soy lecitin, natural vanilla flavor) Puffed Rice (rice flour, sugar, barley malt extract, salt, calcium carbonate, rapeseed oil, soy lecithin) Cocoa Solids 57% minimum</em>.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Retails: $2.49 per 4.4 oz @ Trader Joe&#8217;s<br />
My Cost: $2.49<br />
Calories: 210 per serving (12 pieces)<br />
WW: 5</span></p>
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		<title>Yummy Earth Lollipops</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, I am still rocking my lovely stash of Halloween candy. Well, technically, these are not leftover Halloween candy because I got them post Halloween. They were on sale at Whole Foods for only $2.99 since Halloween was over and &#8230; <a href="http://theskinnyplate.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/yummy-earth-lollipops-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theskinnyplate.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5798886&amp;post=2647&amp;subd=theskinnyplate&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color:#000000;"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2655" title="Picture 302" src="http://theskinnyplate.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/picture-302.jpg?w=225&#038;h=300" alt="Picture 302" width="225" height="300" /><span style="color:#000000;">Yes, I am still rocking my lovely stash of Halloween candy. Well, technically, these are not leftover Halloween candy because I got them post Halloween. They were on sale at Whole Foods for only $2.99 since Halloween was over and no body wants to keep Halloween marked items on their shelves. The same bag of 60 lollipops (with regular packaging) was still selling for the full price of $6.69. Never one to pass up a good deal, I grabbed a bag. I remember I tried <strong><a href="http://theskinnyplate.wordpress.com/2009/03/16/yummy-earth-lollipops/">Yummy Earth Lollipops</a></strong> before and I liked them enough to repurchase. Last time I was only able to try 3 flavors so I was quite excited to get the full spectrum of their fruit lollipops this time. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">One thing I dislike about the <strong><a href="http://www.yummyearth.com/">Yummy Earth Lollipops</a></strong> is that they do not have an even distribution of their flavors. No tooberry blueberry, strawberry smash  and only one sour apple tart (which happen to be my favorite). My bag was dominated by googly grape, very very cherry, and wet face watermelon (so much for getting the &#8220;full spectrum&#8221; of their flavors).  Good to know (via <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A38JCPML09ZJBF/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdp">amazon</a>) that Yummy Earth knows about this situation and is coming out with a more even distribution soon. (Well, at least for their 5 lb bags and 150 count bins).<br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;"> <strong><span style="color:#ff9900;">Mango Tango</span></strong>: Interesting mix of cle<span style="color:#000000;">ar orange and solid yellow color&#8211; like a tied-dyed t-shirt. Sour and tangy. Faintly resembles mango flavor. More &#8220;tango&#8221; than mango. </span><br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Very Very Cherry</span></strong>: Delicious cherry flavor with no medicinal aftertaste like some other cherry flavor candies<br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="color:#000080;">TooBerry Blueberry</span></strong>: None  in the bag for me.<br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="color:#ff99cc;">Wet-Face Watermelon</span></strong>: A little bit sour. The watermelon flavor needs a little bit more refining, but still good. The flavor tasted the most &#8220;artificial&#8221; of the bunch.<br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="color:#800080;">Googly Grape</span></strong>: Good &#8216;ol grape flavor. Like they turned a glass of grape juice into a lollipop form.<br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="color:#99cc00;">Sour Apple Tart</span></strong>: I like the taste of sweet and tart together. At first, I mistake the flavor to be pear. Very refreshing. My favorite flavor in the bag!<br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="color:#ff99cc;">Pomegranate Pucker</span></strong><span style="color:#000000;">: Not POM Wonderful tasting pomegranate flavor, but will suffice. Among the more tart tasting flavor, but still delicious. </span><br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Smash Strawberry</span></strong>: Sadly, my bag had none.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">As always, <strong><a href="http://www.yummyearth.com/">Yummy Earth Lollipops</a></strong> are Gluten-free, Certified Organic, 100% Vegan, No Artificial Dyes, No Chemicals, 100% Natural Flavors, GMO-free, Nut-free, Soy-free, Wheat-free, Dairy-free, Casein-free, No Corn Syrup and made with real fruit juices. Great for kids (and adults) who have very specific dietary needs. Great portion control since each sucker is the size of an inflated quarter and only about 23 calories each. Colored with real fruit juices. Cute names that your kids will surely be fond of.<br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;">From the <a href="http://www.yummyearth.com/">site</a><span style="color:#000000;"> (und<span style="color:#000000;">er where to buy): </span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><em>&#8220;We are also big fans of Trader Joe&#8217;s Organic Pops and Drops and we suggest you try some if you live near a Trader Joe&#8217;s store! </em>&#8221; <strong>Are you hinting something to us? If you are, we hear you loud and clear! *wink wink*</strong></span><br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;"><em>One serving (3 lollipops) is 70 calories, 1 WW, no fat, no cholesterol, no sodium, 17 grams of carbohydrates, no fiber, 17 grams of sugar, no protein.</em><br />
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<p><em><span style="color:#000000;">Ingredients: Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Tapioca Syrup, Non GMO Citric Acid, Organic &amp; Natural Flavors (May contain Watermelon, Pomegranate, Orange Oils, Lemon Oils, Raspberry, Mango), Organic &amp; Natural Colors, (may contain Red Cabbage, Purple Carrots, Turmeric, Annatto).</span></em></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Retails: $6.69 per 60 pcs bag @ Whole Foods<br />
My Cost:  on sale $2.99 (post Halloween)<br />
Calories: 70 calories per 3 lollipops ( or 23 calories each)<br />
WW: 1<br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;">If you have 6 minutes and 15 minutes to spare, check out this video to catch a glimpse of the Yummy Earth Lollipop making process:<br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="text-align:center; display: block;"><a href="http://theskinnyplate.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/yummy-earth-lollipops-2/"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/ITmIg4mI5w4/2.jpg" alt="" /></a></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;">[<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITmIg4mI5w4">Source</a>]</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P.S: Check out these awesome giveaways:<br />
<a href="http://cincimom11.blogspot.com/2009/11/special-holiday-season-giveaway-relief.html">Relief Beads</a>, <a href="http://cincimom11.blogspot.com/2009/11/giveaway-thursday-batter-blaster.html?showComment=1258108945964#c130596547643577357">Batter Blaster</a>, <a href="http://healthnuttxo.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/sahale-snacks/">Sahale Snacks</a> &amp; <a href="http://eaternotarunner.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/my-very-first-giveaway/">Heart Thrive</a></span></p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vita-Mix Announces “Pitch Me!” Video Contest to Find the Next TV Infomercial Star OLMSTED FALLS, OH – November 12, 2009 – Credited with creating the very first infomercial in the U.S. , Vita-Mix, the world leader in high-performance blending equipment, &#8230; <a href="http://theskinnyplate.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/vita-mix-contest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theskinnyplate.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5798886&amp;post=2681&amp;subd=theskinnyplate&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>OLMSTED FALLS</strong><strong>,  OH – November 12, 2009 –</strong> Credited with creating the very first infomercial in the  U.S. , <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.vitamix.com/" target="_blank">Vita-Mix</a>, the world leader in high-performance blending equipment, today announces <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.vitamixtv.com/" target="_blank">“Pitch Me!”</a> —a national video competition to discover the next great Vita-Mix TV demonstration star. The winner, voted on by the public and chosen by Vita-Mix, receives a Grand Prize of $10,000 and may star in upcoming Vita-Mix television commercials and web-based videos.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Participants must showcase their skills with a Vita-Mix blender and are judged on their video’s creativity, popularity and overall quality. As the competition progresses, Vita-Mix will air highly-rated submissions on national <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhpeSrov7Nk" target="_blank">commercials</a>, to drum up support for the leading videos and further publicize the contest. Vita-Mix is offering over $20,000 in total prizes including the single Grand Prize of $10,000 cash.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">In 1949, Vita-Mix created the world’s first television <a rel="nofollow" href="http://vitamix.cachefly.net/household/Videos/papa_repost/index.html" target="_blank">infomercial</a> during which Vita-Mix Founder William G. “Papa” Barnard demonstrated everything the Vita-Mix machine could do and began  America ’s love affair with the infomercial. A commitment to personal <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.vitamix.com/household/shows/" target="_blank">demonstration</a> continues to guide Vita-Mix’s marketing efforts to the present day; Vita-Mix demonstrates its professional-quality machines in over 2,000 shows every year in the U.S.  alone.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">The newest <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.vitamix.com/" target="_blank">Vita-Mix machines</a> certainly lend themselves to demonstration since they do the work of 10 kitchen appliances and perform over 50 different <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.vitamix.com/household/products/super5000/maxnut.html" target="_blank">processes</a>. These include five that no other single kitchen appliance can execute as flawlessly: making ice cream, grinding grains to make flour, kneading dough, making whole food juice, even making piping hot soups heated by nothing more than the blades spinning at 240 MPH.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">For more information on “Pitch Me!” or to submit a video, visit <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.vitamixtv.com/" target="_blank">www.vitamixtv.com</a>.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Hope one on you guys win, especially those of you who rock at doing Vlogging! </span></strong><br />
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		<title>Endangered Species Extreme Dark Chocolate 88%</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This has got to be the darkest dark chocolate I have ever tired to date. A whopping 88% cocoa dark. Barely even sweet which I am not really use to for chocolate. Silky smooth, with an intense dark chocolate richness, &#8230; <a href="http://theskinnyplate.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/endangered-species-extreme-dark-chocolate-88/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theskinnyplate.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5798886&amp;post=2560&amp;subd=theskinnyplate&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2559" title="Picture 240" src="http://theskinnyplate.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/picture-240.jpg?w=300&#038;h=225" alt="Picture 240" width="300" height="225" /><span style="color:#000000;">This has got to be the darkest dark chocolate I have ever tired to date. A whopping 88% cocoa dark. Barely even sweet which I am not really use to for chocolate. Silky smooth, with an intense dark chocolate richness, but has a slight bitter aftertaste. Satisfied my chocolate craving, but not my sugar craving. Don&#8217;t really need 1/2 a bar to be satisfied. I was content with 1 to 2 square and each square is about 30-ish calories.  The whole bar consists of 15 squares that you can break apart and enjoy.  The more<span style="color:#000000;"> I ate it, th</span>e more I enjoy it. I thought dark chocolate is suppose to be good for you, but I was surprised that there are 12 grams of saturated fat per serving. Planning to melt this and make some pseudo <strong><a href="../2009/10/26/edible-arrangements/">Edible Arrangements</a></strong> with this since I think the sweetness from the fruit will pair nicely with this extreme 88% cocoa.<br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;">From the <a href="http://www.chocolatebar.com/shop/p-21-extreme-dark-chocolate.aspx">site</a>:</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><em><strong>Extreme Dark Chocolate (88% Cocoa Content)</strong><br />
This 3oz. dark chocolate bar is made with all-natural, shade-grown, ethically traded, single-origin extreme dark chocolate. At 88% cocoa content, it is one of the highest cocoa content chocolate bars available with a smooth, not overly bitter flavor. The black panther image and information is printed on recycled 30% post-consumer FSC certified paper. The chocolate is ethically or fairly traded guaranteeing the workers fair wages and humane working conditions. This product is also certified Kosher by Orthodox Union, vegan by Vegan Action and gluten-free by Gluten-Free Certification Organization. Inside specially marked HOPE wrappers, look for a code to earn HOPE points at itstimeforhope.com where you can win coupons, gift cards and charitable donations.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><em>Dark Chocolate with a high cocoa content (70% or higher), like our Extreme Dark Chocolate bar, has been found to have many health benefits. The more pure and natural the dark chocolate, the better.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">On the <strong><a href="http://www.chocolatebar.com/shop/c-3-premium-organic-bars.aspx">Endangered Species Chocolate</a></strong> website, there is a current promotion going on for the Organic Bliss 1.4 oz bars. Only 0.49 cents each. Great way to sample all 4 flavors to find the one you like the best. Flavors include: <strong><span style="color:#000080;">O</span><span style="color:#000080;">rganic Dark Chocolate with Blueberries</span>, <span style="color:#993300;">Smooth Organic Dark Chocolate</span>, <span style="color:#ff0000;">Organic Dark Chocolate with Cherries,</span> </strong>and<strong> <span style="color:#ff9900;">Organic Milk Chocolate with Peanut Butter</span>.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Get y<span style="color:#000000;">our chocolate fix while helping out the Endangered Species too! </span></span><span style="color:#000000;">10% of net profits donated to help support species, habitat and humanity. Good cause.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">One serving of 1/2 bar (42 g) is 210 calories, 5 WW, 20 grams of fat of which 12 grams are saturated, no cholesterol, no sodium, 17 grams of carbohydrates, 6 grams of fiber, 5 grams of sugar, and 4 grams of protein.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Ingredients: Dark Chocolate, [Chocolate Liquor, Unbleached Water Filtered Beet Sugar, Soy Lecithin, and Vanilla]<br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Question: </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>How dark do you like your dark chocolate?</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Personally, I think I am more of a 72% to 78% cocoa content person.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Retails: $2.69 per 3 oz bar @ Whole Foods<br />
My Cost: Free (won <a href="http://leftoversforlunch.wordpress.com/">Leftovers for Lunch</a> giveaway)<br />
Calories: 210 per 1/2 bar<br />
WW: 5</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">P.S: Check out these awesome giveaways:<br />
<a href="http://www.twirlit.com/2009/11/11/twirlit-giveaway-wednesdays-mix-my-granola-giveaway/">MixMyGranola</a>, <a href="http://deliciouslyfit.com/food-should-taste-goodgiveaway/">Food Should Taste Good</a>, <a href="http://www.kidglue.com/2009/11/11/twilight-team-jacob-and-team-edward-t-shirt-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-3424">Twilight</a>, <a href="http://megansmunchies.com/the-return-of-the-decadent-popcorn-giveaway/">Popcorn</a> &amp; <a href="http://peanutbutteroats.blogspot.com/2009/11/catching-up-contest.html?showComment=1257978769458#c1994677605182958264">Progresso</a></span><br />
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Craving some saucey pasta, but don&#8217;t have the caloric budget for a full blown pasta dish? Then please welcome this glorious spaghetti squash into your life. Takes little to no effort to cook (your oven does the cooking), and is &#8230; <a href="http://theskinnyplate.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/spaghetti-squash/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theskinnyplate.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5798886&amp;post=2634&amp;subd=theskinnyplate&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2636" title="IMG_1608" src="http://theskinnyplate.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/img_1608.jpg?w=225&#038;h=300" alt="IMG_1608" width="225" height="300" /><span style="color:#000000;">Craving some saucey pasta, but don&#8217;t hav<span style="color:#000000;">e the caloric bu</span>dget for a full blown pasta dish? Then please welcome this glorious spaghetti squash into your life. Takes little to no effort to cook (your oven does the cooking), and is very versatile in your everyday meals. You can bake it, steam it, boil it, karate chop, and kung-fu it any way you like &#8212; just cook it.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Usually there are stickers on squashes to tell you how to prepare them, but this one did not. <strong><span style="color:#008000;"><span style="color:#0000ff;">C</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">h</span><span style="color:#ffff00;">e</span>f <span style="color:#0000ff;">G</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">o</span><span style="color:#ffff00;">o</span><span style="color:#0000ff;">g</span>l<span style="color:#0000ff;">e</span></span></strong> told me to slice it in half vertically, clean out the seeds, and bake it face down in the oven for 30 to 40 minutes at an oven of 375 degrees. I followed the directions, but since my squash was pretty large, it needed an extra 10 minutes or so. It came out beautifully. Once the squash is fully cooked, use a fork and start scraping it. Golden strands will fall out and there you have it &#8212; spaghetti squash noodles. Collect it in a bowl and use it anyway you like. They store and reheat very well.<br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;">A popular way to use it is of course in place of pasta noodles. Half a cup of pasta sauce (50 calories), one cup of spaghetti squash (42 calories) and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese (10 calories) and you have your 100 calories snack here. Make it more filling by adding some form of protein in it. Other ideas to incorporate spaghetti squash are: baked casseroles, mix with some veggies and make it into a wrap, toss some in soups and on top of salads, be the &#8220;mac&#8221; in your mac and cheese, the sky is the limit with such a versatile squash. Last night, I microwave a cup and added a spoonful of salsa and it was just as delicious. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">If there was a marketing label, it would look like this:</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;">Low Carb, Low-fat, Low-calories, Cholesterol-Free, Low-Sodium</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;">Good source of fiber, Vitamin A, Calcium, and Potassium</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">Only 42 calories per serving</span><br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;">The squash itself is not a very sweet type and does not have a strong distinctive taste of it&#8217;s own so it is perfect as a base to any of your dishes. Takes up the personality of your dish really well. Over-cooked, they can be a little soft, but when done perfectly, it has a little crunch to it.<br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;">A one cup serving (5.5 ounce) is only 42 calories, 0 WW, 0.5 grams of fat, no cholesterol, 28 milligram of sodium, 10.1 grams of carbohydrates, 2.2 grams of dietary fiber, 3.9 grams of sugar, 1 gram of protein, 32.6 milligram of calcium and 181.4 milligram of potassium.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">I&#8217;ve been rocking some major spaghetti squash meals lately because I found them very inexpensive at my <strong><span style="color:#008000;">Fresh &amp; Easy</span></strong>.<strong><span style="color:#ffcc00;"> Butternut squashes</span></strong>, <strong><span style="color:#ff9900;">spaghetti squashes</span></strong>, and <strong><span style="color:#008000;">acorn squashes</span></strong> (any size) were all up for grabs for only $1.98. Naturally, I picked the biggest and heaviest one which clocked in at a nice 5.4 lbs. A steal for under $2.00.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Retails: $1.98 each @<strong><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></strong><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">Fresh &amp; Easy</span></span><br />
My Cost: $1.98<br />
Calories: about 42 per cooked cup (154g)<br />
WW: 0</span></p>
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		<title>Lifeway Kefir Probiotic Kefir Bars</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Little bugs are quickly taking over the world, and by little bugs, I mean probiotic bacteria that has been sprouting up all over the grocery market. Probiotics are naturally found in food items such as yogurt and kefir, but now &#8230; <a href="http://theskinnyplate.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/lifeway-kefir-probiotic-kefir-bars/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theskinnyplate.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5798886&amp;post=2610&amp;subd=theskinnyplate&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2611" title="Picture 331" src="http://theskinnyplate.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/picture-331.jpg?w=225&#038;h=300" alt="Picture 331" width="225" height="300" /><span style="color:#000000;">Little bugs are quickly taking over the world, and by little bugs, I mean probiotic bacteria that has been sprouting up all over the grocery market. Probiotics are naturally found in food items such as yogurt and kefir, but now companies are adding it wherever possible. The latest probiotic craze comes in the form of bars. <strong><a href="http://www.lifeway.net/Home.aspx">Lifeway Kefir</a></strong> presents their newest Wellness bars in 3 flavors: <strong><span style="color:#993300;">Chocolate Crisp</span></strong>, <strong><span style="color:#ff9900;">Sweet n&#8217; Salty Peanut</span></strong>, and <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Pomegranate</span></strong>. These bars are found in the refrigerated aisle (right next to their kefir) which ensures the live and active cultures are alive and well before it hits your tummy.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>F<span style="color:#000000;">rom the <a href="http://onlinestore.lifeway.net/lifewayprobiotickefirbar-1.aspx">site</a>:</span></strong><span style="color:#000000;"><br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;"><em>Kefir is the cousin of yogurt and it’s roots can trace back more than 2000 years. Originating in the Caucasus Mountains of Europe where people live well past 100 years, the word Kefir is thought to have been derived from the Turkish word “Keif” for “good feeling”, probably due to the sense of well-being experienced after drinking it.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><em>Now Lifeway Foods, America’s leader in Kefir, has taken the probiotic power found in traditional Kefir, and transformed it into a nutritious, convenient, on the go, snack bar. Lifeway’s Kefir Wellness Bar contains the essential daily probiotics your body needs, and the great taste you deserve.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">The bars range from 190 to 240 calories each and are a good 50 gram size. Each bar has a white frosting type layer covering each bar. The snowy white reminds me of snow and Christmas. I think it is the kefir layer which contains all 10 of the live and active cultures. See what it looks like inside <a href="http://twitpic.com/ofk5h">here.</a></span><br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="color:#993300;">Chocolate Crisp</span></strong>: <span style="color:#000000;">Like the name suggests, it has rice crisps in them . Firm, yet chewy texture with the rice crisps. Visually the biggest bar of the 3. Maybe the crisps &#8220;bulks&#8221; it up a bit. Not </span></span><span style="color:#000000;">as</span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;"> chocolaty as I would like, but I like the crisps in it. Reminds me of <strong><a href="http://www.larabar.com/food/jamfrakas/">Jamfrakas</a></strong>. No chocolate chunks in there, the chocolate flavor is blended in.  Good balance of chocolate flavor, crunch and che<span style="color:#000000;">w. </span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">This combination works and it taste good.</span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;"> Could be highe</span>r in the fiber department, but fairs a decent 11 grams of protein.<br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="color:#ff9900;">Sweet n&#8217; Salty Peanut</span></strong>:  Real peanut butter flavor with bits of peanuts nuts inside. I like it and if you like peanut butter flavored things, you will like it too. Sweet and salty for sure. I like the crunch. Very good.  Highest in calories, but definitely the most delicious.<span style="color:#000000;"> </span></span><span style="color:#000000;">My favorite flavor of the three.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Pomegranate</span></strong>: Softest texture of the bars. Like puree inside with bits of walnuts that seem out of place. Flattest of the 3 bars. Don&#8217;t really dig this flavor because I think I&#8217;ve been spoiled by the taste of <a href="http://pomwonderful.com/"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">POM Wonderful</span></strong></a> as far as pomegranate flavored things goes. It doesn&#8217;t really taste like pure pomegranate flavor to me. Lowest in the sodium content (70 mg), but highest in the sugar department (24g).<br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;">I like how the three varieties are drastically different in terms of taste, and texture so there is something for everyone. The Wellness bars contain all the 10 live and active cultures you find in the drinkable <strong><a href="http://www.lifeway.net/LifewayWorld/KefirProbiotics.aspx">Lifeway Kefir</a></strong> so it makes it simple to get your daily dose of healthy bacteria. Great to pack along with your lunch. The bars taste like regular bars and d<span style="color:#000000;">oes not even taste &#8220;kefir-ish&#8221; if that makes any sense. I suggest you try all 3 before you decide if you like these bars are not because the differ drastically in terms of taste and texture. What I did not like about these bars is the 3 &#8211; 4 grams of saturated fat per bar.<br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;"><em><a href="http://onlinestore.lifeway.net/lifewayprobiotickefirbar.aspx"><strong>Chocolate Crisp</strong></a>: Serving Size: One (50g per serving) Amount Per Serving: Calories 200, Fat Cal 50, Total Fat 6g (9% DV), Sat Fat 3.5g (18% DV), Trans Fat 0g (0%), Cholest 0mg (0% DV), Sodium 190mg (8%), Total Carb 27g (9% DV), Fiber 1g (4%), Sugars 15g, Sugar Alcohol 0g, Protein 11g (22% DV), Vitamin A (0% DV), Vitamin C (0% DV), Calcium (4% DV), Iron (15% DV), *Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><em><a href="http://onlinestore.lifeway.net/lifewayprobiotickefirbar-1.aspx"><strong>Sweet n&#8217; Salty Peanut</strong></a>: Serving Size: One (50g per serving)  Amount Per Serving: Calories 240, Fat Cal 120, Total Fat 13g (20% DV), Sat Fat 4g (20% DV), Trans Fat 0g (0%), Cholest 0mg (0% DV), Sodium 200mg (8%), Total Carb 25g (8% DV), Fiber 3g (12%), Sugars 12g, Protein 7g, Vitamin A (0% DV), Vitamin C (0% DV), Calcium (2% DV), Iron (6% DV), *Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><em><a href="http://onlinestore.lifeway.net/lifewayprobiotickefirbar-1-1.aspx"><strong>Pomegranate</strong></a>: Serving Size: One (50g per serving)  Amount Per Serving: Calories 190, Fat Cal 45, Total Fat 5g (8% DV), Sat Fat 3g (15% DV), Trans Fat 0g (0%), Cholest 0mg (0% DV), Sodium 70mg (3%), Total Carb 32g (11% DV), Fiber 4g (16%), Sugars 24g, Protein 5g, Vitamin A (0% DV), Vitamin C (0% DV), Calcium (2% DV), Iron (8% DV), *Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Retails: $2.00 each @ <a href="http://onlinestore.lifeway.net/">Lifeway Foods Online Store</a><br />
My Cost: Free (from <a href="http://www.lifeway.net/Home.aspx">Lifeway Kefir</a> Representative)<br />
Calories: 190 to 240 each<br />
<span style="color:#000000;">WW: 3-5</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">and&#8230; click <a href="http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2009/11/02/operation-chocolate-covered-kindness/">here</a> to support Operation Chocolate Covered <span style="color:#000000;">Kindness (click for charity).</span></span><br />
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		<title>Clif Kid Z-Bar Spooky S&#8217;mores</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By now I am sure most of your have seen these Clif kid Organic Z bars in Spooky S&#8217;mores floating around. Halloween has come and gone so if you are after the seasonal Spooky S&#8217;mores, go grab them quick or &#8230; <a href="http://theskinnyplate.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/clif-kid-z-bar-spooky-smores/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theskinnyplate.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5798886&amp;post=2506&amp;subd=theskinnyplate&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2507" title="Picture 213" src="http://theskinnyplate.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/picture-213.jpg?w=225&#038;h=300" alt="Picture 213" width="225" height="300" /><span style="color:#000000;">By now I am sure most of your have seen these <span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Clif kid Organic Z bars in Spooky S&#8217;mores</strong></span> floating around. Halloween has come and gone so if you are after the seasonal <span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Spooky S&#8217;mores</strong></span>, go grab them quick or else you will have to wait another year. These are seriously hard to track down. So far, I have only seen these at 1 Whole Foods. It was a glorious stand dedicated to this exclusive flavor alone. I couldn&#8217;t help myself and grabbed 1/2 a dozen for fear they will soon be gone. They are after-all &#8212; seasonal.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">This <span style="color:#000000;">is </span>your basic<span style="color:#003300;"> <strong>Clif Kid Z bar</strong></span> made with organic oats, wholesome ingredients and 12 essential vitamins and minerals for healthy kids to thrive. I eat kids food. No shame here. The top part has just the right amount of chocolate frosting that makes these bars delicious and pretty to eat. The inside is embedded with tiny little marshmallows. Nice little campfire treat minus the guilt. When you warm it up in the microwave, this truly becomes &#8220;s&#8217;more-licious.&#8221; The chocolate and the marshmallows become melty and gooey. The texture of the bar is very &#8220;soft-baked cookie-like&#8221; which makes this an irresistible snack for kids as well as adults. All that yumminess for 130 calories, preportioned so you don&#8217;t over indulge.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Best of all, you know there are <strong>no high fructose corn syrup</strong>, <strong>no hydrogenated oils</strong>, <strong>no preservative</strong>, and <strong>no artificial flavors</strong> in these organic whole grain energy bars for kids. Wished people were passing these out instead of candies on Halloween. I would be the first to put on a costume and go trick-or-treating myself!</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Nutrition: Each bar is 130 calories, 2 WW, 3.5 grams of fat of which 1 gram is saturated, no cholesterol, 75 milligram of sodium, 75 milligram of potassium, 23 grams of carbohydrates, 3 grams of dietary fiber , 11 grams of sugar, and 3 grams of protein.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Other seasonal Clif Bar items are back too. See if you can spot the</span> <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Cranberry Orange Nutbread</span></strong><span style="color:#000000;">,</span> <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Spiced Pumpkin Pie</span></strong><span style="color:#000000;">, and</span> <strong><span style="color:#993300;">Iced Gingerbread</span></strong> <span style="color:#000000;">on your next shopping trip.  Noticeably missing is the</span> <strong><span style="color:#99cc00;">Pear Strudel</span></strong><span style="color:#000000;"> from last year, may you RIP.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Retails: $0.<span style="color:#000000;">69 each 1.27 oz bar @</span> Whole Foods<br />
My Cost: Free (from <a href="http://www.clifbar.com/">Clif Bar &amp; Company</a> representative)<br />
Calories: 130 each bar<br />
WW: 2</span></p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amy&#8217;s Kitchen offer wholesome products that meets even the strictest of diets and they taste just like homemade. No wonder Amy&#8217;s Kitchen products are so popular in the blogging community. The Amy&#8217;s Organic Soup in Lentil Vegetable (light in sodium) &#8230; <a href="http://theskinnyplate.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/amys-organic-lentil-vegetable-soup-light-in-sodium/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theskinnyplate.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5798886&amp;post=2568&amp;subd=theskinnyplate&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2569" title="Picture 314" src="http://theskinnyplate.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/picture-314.jpg?w=225&#038;h=300" alt="Picture 314" width="225" height="300" /><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Amy&#8217;s Kitchen</strong> offer wholesome products that meets even the strictest of diets and they taste just like homemade. No wonder <a href="http://www.amys.com/products/index.php">Amy&#8217;s Kitchen</a> products are so popular in the blogging community. The <a href="http://www.amys.com/products/category_view.php?prod_category=14">Amy&#8217;s Organic Soup</a> in <strong>Lentil Vegetable</strong> (light in sodium) is my first can soup from Amy&#8217;s and it did not disappoint. The whole can serves 2 with roughly 160 calories, 8 grams of fiber and 7 grams of protein per 1 cup serving. Gotta love the stats, right? I love how Amy&#8217;s offers a whole line of &#8220;light in sodium&#8221; options because frozen meals and can soups can be really high in the sodium department. This soup is only 340 milligram of sodium versus 680 milligram is the regular lentil vegetable soup version.<br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;">The soup is &#8220;ready to serve&#8221; so all you have to do it heat it up. I popped the can open and poured the contents into a pot. It heated up very fast, within 5 minutes on my stove. I gave it a couple of good stirs during the reheating process to make sure it heated up evenly and thoroughly.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">The lentil vegetable soup looks <strong>EXACTLY</strong> like the picture on the can. I love it when you get what you buy. No deception, unless you count the spring of parsley on top. The soup is chalk-full of wholesome ingredients.  Not counting the olive oil, sea salt, balsamic vinegar and spices, I could identify each and every item on the ingredients list visually. No mystery ingredients. The soup is very hearty and not watered down. I would say it is 80% ingredients and 20% liquid. Tasted delicious! Not missing the 50% of sodium either. The soup looked and tasted homemade. Soup is perfect for the colder weather we are experiencing now. One cup of soup is hardly considered a meal so I poured the coup over some spaghetti squash and topped it with few slices of avocado. Delicious and filling meal. This is definitely a soup I would want to recreate at home.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><em><strong>On the Can:</strong><br />
Amy&#8217;s Kitchen was started when out daughter Amy was born in 1987. We are a family business deeply committed to producing vegetarian natural and organic prepared foods that taste homemade.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><em>This delicious soup is full of vegetables including organic green beans, tomatoes and spinach in a hearty, flavorful lentil base.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><em>One serving of 1 cup (254 g) is 160 calories, 2 WW, 4 grams of fat (0.5 gram saturated), no cholesterol, 340 milligram of sodium, 24 grams of carbohydrates, 8 grams of fiber, 5 grams of sugar and 7 grams of protein.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><em><strong>Ingredients (Vegan):</strong> Filtered water, Organic Onions, Organic Lentils, Organic Carrots, Organic Celery, Organic Potatoes, Organic Tomatoes, Organic Spinach, Organic Green Beans, Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Organic Garlic, Sea Salt, Organic Balsamic Vinegar, Spices*, Organic Black Pepper.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><em>*100% pure herb and spices (no hidden ingredients)</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">When I say Amy&#8217;s Kitchen offers wholesome products that meets even the strictest diets, I was not kidding. Did you know that Amy&#8217;s Kitchen has <strong><a href="http://www.amyskitchen.com/special_diets/diet_plan.php">diet plans</a></strong> on their website with an extensive shopping list and 14 days of your meals all planned out? <strong><a href="http://www.amyskitchen.com/special_diets/gf_diet_plan.php">Gluten-free</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.amyskitchen.com/special_diets/vegan_diet_plan_day01.php">Vegan diet</a></strong> plans are all up there too!! Calories and breakdown of the nutrition for each day are included. (pdf files available on their site) Glancing at the plans, they are roughly 1,500-calories or 1,800-calories with breakfast, lunch, dinner and 1 to 2 snacks between the meals. Pretty high in the sodium department since most of Amy&#8217;s Kitchen foods are either frozen, canned or jarred, but maybe you can buy the light in sodium version of things to knock it down the sodium to an acceptable level. Good for people who like to follow plans and are absolutely clueless as to where to start  because Amy&#8217;s Kitchen diet plan even suggest that the plan is only temporary to get people use to smaller portions, incorporating more fresh fruits and veggies and later on entering a stage of whole foods as their regular diet. Good first step for those who want weight-loss or dabble in a gluten-free or vegan diet. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">**Of course, those are only my personal opinions and since I am not a dietitian or nutritionist, don&#8217;t take my word for it and be sure to consult with your doctor or nutritionist before starting any diet plan. **<br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;">Retails: $2.89 per can @ Whole Foods<br />
My Cost: Free (w/ coupon from <a href="http://www.amys.com/index.php">Amy&#8217;s Kitchen</a>)<br />
Calories: 160 per cup<br />
WW: 3</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P.S: Check out these awesome giveaways:<br />
<a href="http://preciouspeas.blogspot.com/2009/10/barney-butter-all-natural-peanut-free.html">Barney Butter</a>, <a href="http://www.andherlittledogtoo.com/2009/11/yoplus-light-giveaway.html">Yolpait</a>, <a href="http://nannersbread.blogspot.com/2009/11/amazing-grass-new-flavors-giveaway.html">Amazing Grass</a> &amp; <a href="http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/11/02/pancakes-a-stevia-giveaway/">NuNaturals</a><br />
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you all for who participated. I entered all the official entries into an excel spreadsheet. Here are the winners: Five Winners for the FREE BOX coupon: #31:  Lexi over at Ramblings of a Health Student #23: Leslie over at &#8230; <a href="http://theskinnyplate.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/kim-scott-gourmet-prezel-winners/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theskinnyplate.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5798886&amp;post=2550&amp;subd=theskinnyplate&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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Five Winners for the <strong>FREE BOX</strong> coupon:<br />
#31:  Lexi over at <a href="http://busylittlelexi.wordpress.com/">Ramblings of a Health Student<br />
</a>#23: Leslie over at <a href="http://www.andherlittledogtoo.com/">And Her Little Dog Too</a><br />
#9: Jessie C</span><span style="color:#000000;"><br />
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#12: CinciMom11 over at <a href="http://cincimom11.blogspot.com/">CinciMom11</a></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Five Winners for the <strong>$1.00 off coupon</strong>:<br />
#33: Runroamrecyle over at <a href="http://runroamrecycle.wordpress.com/">Run Roam Recycle</a><br />
#39: Maren<br />
#3: Oneinamil19 over at <a href="http://oneinamil23.blogspot.com/">Thoughts of a 20-Something-Year Old</a><br />
#27: Lexi over at <a href="http://busylittlelexi.wordpress.com/">Ramblings of a Health Student</a><br />
#10: CinciMom11 over at <a href="http://cincimom11.blogspot.com/">CinciMom11</a></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Congratulations ladies. Please e-mail me your information at theskinnyplate [at] yahoo [dot] com and I will send your information over to <strong><a href="http://www.kimandscotts.com/wdk_kas/wcm/content/home/home_page.jsp">Kim &amp; Scott&#8217;s</a></strong> for them to send out your prize. Please get back to me by Monday <strong>November 9, 2009</strong>. Big thanks to all who participated and special thanks to <strong>Kim &amp; Scott</strong> for making this giveaway possible.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P.S: Check out these awesome giveaways:</span><br />
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